Crapola at fashion.....picture on my profile...yay or nay?

[SlightlyMadSweet]

It is actually a dress (you may have seen me debating it at W/E). Comes just about to knees.

Worn over black wide legged trousers

put your shoulders back for a start!

Is nice.

Take the trousers off and it would be wonderful. Or even just a slimmer cut pair. V pretty dress

it would look nicer with paler / coloured trousers I think?

i think the trousers are too wide

Like the dress, agree the trousers could do with being a slimmer fit, but it doesn't look bad with that pair.

slimmer trousers worth considering

where's your head?

Those trousers are stretching over my legs to teh knees .....I can't get any slimmer.

But surely it is better than a plain black top with the trousers?

Go for skinny jeans or something - did you not see Gok and his sillohuette (sp?) thingy the other night - makes you look wide girl!

If I saw you walking down the street wearing that I would think.. I wish I could wear dresses over trousers.. they just look silly on me, but I think it works on you.

I agree - trousers too loose

Not skinny jeans, but even bootcut would be better. I am 34 weeks pg and have been wearing similar dresses over bootcut trousers or -gasp- leggings. Teaming it with wide leg trousers is too much bulk. I love wide leg trousers, but only with a properly cut, fitted top.

I didn't see Gok....I can't do skinny's. I am size 18 with thinder thighs fat arse....hence the reason I can't wear the dress on its own.

*thunder thighs.

All my trousers appear wide legged.

They are quite a heavy pair of trousers though.

Will rethink...

but not me Cali?

Honestly, from your picture I think you could get away wiht a much slimmer cut. I think you are doing the typical thing I do when I get in a 'fat' mindset- try and cover it up with more bulk. Wide cut trousers under a dress = big no no

Or even black opaque tights with some pretty shoes. I admit I don't practice what I preach- I think that dress would look so pretty on its own but I cannot inflict my knees on the world

You look just like a teacher at my school - or you would if neither of you had heads!

It looks fine, pretty and comfortable - try it with straight legged trousers maybe; no need to go skinny but a slightly slimmer leg would balance better I think. I'd be inclined to avoid leggings if you are old enough to have worn them the first time round!

the dress is nice on you

the trousers are wrong I'm afraid

what about black opaque tights?

Yes opaques would be lovely if you are happy with your calves and ankles.

Problem is lamb I have never been able to find any slim cut trousers to fit me.

As soon as I go for slim trousers one of 2 things happen.

1. I can't get my thighs into them so I go for a larger size which is
2. a physcological barrier

and

1. makes the calves look wide as I have to have a bigger size than necessary to accomodate bum and thighs.

I also need elasticated/semi elasticated waist as my tum is only size 14 and waistbands gape. Elasticated waists tend to be wide legged....but happy to be prooved wrong.

I'm big on the thigh and always wear tunics/dresses over skinny jeans. as long as your fat bits are covered tou're srted